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Definitely agree. There's sustainable animal husbandry, and unsustainable. But eating meat doesn't inexorably lead to cutting down rainforests, Brazilian farmer
by EdwardDiego 5y ago
Definitely agree. There's sustainable animal husbandry, and unsustainable. But eating meat doesn't inexorably lead to cutting down rainforests, Brazilian farmers will also happily cut them down to plant GM-free soya, which attracts a premium in the US and European markets over the bulk of soya farmed in the US.
The problem is far vaguer and harder to solve than "eat less meat."
I can't even properly frame it beyond "something something globalisation, something something no easy route to monetise leaving the Amazon standing as a carbon sink".